WEBVTT 1 00:00:16.839 --> 00:00:17.320 That's right. 2 00:00:17.359 --> 00:00:20.440 Coffee and Company Field by Thornton's here on Sports Talk 3 00:00:20.519 --> 00:00:24.280 seven ninety Nick Coffee Austin Montgomery with you taking you 4 00:00:24.359 --> 00:00:26.559 up until six o'clock. Thanks for hanging out with us. 5 00:00:26.559 --> 00:00:28.320 Don't forget you could take us with you wherever you go. 6 00:00:28.440 --> 00:00:30.879 Listen live on the iHeart Radio app. Also listen live 7 00:00:31.280 --> 00:00:35.719 at seven ninety Louisville dot com. So the before actually 8 00:00:35.880 --> 00:00:38.320 I got to ask you this, you were in Nashville 9 00:00:38.399 --> 00:00:41.039 on Sunday for the Titans Vikings game. For those who 10 00:00:41.079 --> 00:00:43.560 don't know, Austin's a big Vikings fan, and they're having 11 00:00:43.600 --> 00:00:47.880 a pretty damn good season for the most part. The 12 00:00:48.039 --> 00:00:51.840 atmosphere for a Titans game whenever they're really really bad. 13 00:00:51.840 --> 00:00:55.000 Because I'm actually going next month to see the Titans 14 00:00:55.840 --> 00:00:59.359 in the Bengals play because I've got a close, close 15 00:00:59.399 --> 00:01:01.759 cousin who loves far far away in Arkansas, but he's 16 00:01:01.759 --> 00:01:04.200 a big time Bengals fan, so he's bringing his son 17 00:01:04.480 --> 00:01:07.040 up to watch the Bengals and the Titans play in Nashville. 18 00:01:07.040 --> 00:01:08.480 I'm gonna take Moose. We're gonna have a good time. 19 00:01:08.480 --> 00:01:11.760 And I've always enjoyed going to Titans games. I've been 20 00:01:11.799 --> 00:01:14.239 three times and each time I've watched him play my Colts, 21 00:01:14.760 --> 00:01:16.519 so I won't really have act. I'll be pulling for 22 00:01:16.599 --> 00:01:18.079 the Bengals because you know, I don't like the Titans, 23 00:01:18.079 --> 00:01:21.280 their division rival. But it looked like it looked like man, 24 00:01:21.319 --> 00:01:22.959 the Vikings fans invaded that place. 25 00:01:23.079 --> 00:01:25.159 Yeah, they showed out. It was almost like a home game. 26 00:01:25.280 --> 00:01:28.159 You know, they had the skull chant going. Everywhere we 27 00:01:28.200 --> 00:01:30.879 went was purple. Hit BUCkies on the way up there 28 00:01:30.879 --> 00:01:34.920 and Smith's Grove nothing but purple. And at this point, 29 00:01:34.920 --> 00:01:36.799 are they like two and two and eight. I think 30 00:01:36.840 --> 00:01:40.200 they're defeated. Yeah, they stink. I mean the Bill Callahan, 31 00:01:40.280 --> 00:01:43.200 I think he kind of stinks. Ever since Derek and 32 00:01:43.439 --> 00:01:45.640 Derrick Henry leaving that place, you could tell he had 33 00:01:45.719 --> 00:01:48.200 such a big impact on just that community. 34 00:01:48.200 --> 00:01:48.959 He was the franchise. 35 00:01:49.040 --> 00:01:51.439 Yeah, the fan base of community, Like you just said, 36 00:01:51.439 --> 00:01:55.879 the franchise. There's Derrick Henry jerseys everywhere, and they just 37 00:01:55.879 --> 00:01:58.519 seemed depleted. I feel a little bit bad, But there 38 00:01:58.879 --> 00:02:00.599 was time and I was talking to one of our 39 00:02:00.599 --> 00:02:02.680 salespeople earlier where we just kind of left to beat 40 00:02:02.719 --> 00:02:05.280 the traffic a little bit, and as we're walking out, 41 00:02:06.000 --> 00:02:08.199 you could just kind of hear like a roar of 42 00:02:08.240 --> 00:02:09.879 something that happened at the end of the game, and 43 00:02:09.919 --> 00:02:11.680 my buddy just looked at me, who's a Titans fan 44 00:02:11.680 --> 00:02:13.800 by the way, shout out Marcus. He was like, I 45 00:02:13.800 --> 00:02:16.240 don't even know if that's if that's for us or 46 00:02:16.240 --> 00:02:18.599 for y'all, And he even he even said it. And 47 00:02:18.719 --> 00:02:21.080 it turned out to be a Harrison Smith pick because 48 00:02:21.400 --> 00:02:24.439 Will Levis is just he's just a disaster. He's not 49 00:02:24.479 --> 00:02:27.840 a good NFL quarterback. He's just having a tough time. 50 00:02:28.159 --> 00:02:29.879 But I would I would expect at this point in 51 00:02:29.879 --> 00:02:32.560 the game, especially since Cincinnati so close, it is going 52 00:02:32.639 --> 00:02:36.199 to be a lot of Cincinnati fans there too. But 53 00:02:36.280 --> 00:02:38.639 to their credit, the Titans fans and we were sitting around, 54 00:02:38.800 --> 00:02:43.000 very good sportsmanship. They're very nice. It was at Nashville Hospitality. 55 00:02:43.039 --> 00:02:45.520 You know, they weren't nasty. They were ugly, but they 56 00:02:45.599 --> 00:02:47.680 just kind of understood where they were at and I 57 00:02:47.680 --> 00:02:49.479 guess that they were just kind of happy to be there. 58 00:02:49.479 --> 00:02:51.719 But a lot of a lot of Vikings fans there, 59 00:02:51.719 --> 00:02:53.719 and I know that they travel well, but it was 60 00:02:53.800 --> 00:02:56.199 kind of overwhelming the amount. It really did feel like 61 00:02:56.199 --> 00:02:57.319 a Minnesota home game. 62 00:02:57.719 --> 00:03:00.919 Yeah, the I have a few friends included that are 63 00:03:01.000 --> 00:03:03.960 Vikings fans, and all of them went and they each 64 00:03:04.159 --> 00:03:06.520 they each took pictures and posted like where they were 65 00:03:06.520 --> 00:03:08.199 before the game and after the game, and it just 66 00:03:08.240 --> 00:03:10.400 looked like you would have thought it was in Minneapolis. 67 00:03:10.479 --> 00:03:12.879 I mean, that's how that's how crazy it was. But 68 00:03:13.000 --> 00:03:14.120 uh yeah, good good times. 69 00:03:14.319 --> 00:03:14.639 All right. 70 00:03:14.680 --> 00:03:18.319 So last night Louisville wins big against Bellerman. One hundred 71 00:03:18.360 --> 00:03:20.080 to sixty eight was the score. That's really all you 72 00:03:20.120 --> 00:03:22.520 can do in these situations. And somebody asked a good 73 00:03:22.560 --> 00:03:25.080 question earlier on the text line, and we also had 74 00:03:25.080 --> 00:03:27.280 somebody ask this question who called in didn't want to 75 00:03:27.319 --> 00:03:28.439 come on the air, but they wanted to ask if 76 00:03:28.439 --> 00:03:30.639 I saw the Scotty Davenport blow by, which we will 77 00:03:30.639 --> 00:03:31.879 get to that in just a second. But the other 78 00:03:31.919 --> 00:03:35.039 question that I wanted to discuss is the Kent Pom 79 00:03:35.120 --> 00:03:39.639 so Louisville. Let's see here, yesterday when that thing tipped off, 80 00:03:39.719 --> 00:03:47.240 Louisville was at number sixty eight in the kN Pom 81 00:03:47.400 --> 00:03:49.560 and now they're at sixty four. Now I know the 82 00:03:49.639 --> 00:03:52.719 kin Pom is the kinboms is active all throughout the year. 83 00:03:52.800 --> 00:03:54.520 The net rankings don't come out till later, but It's 84 00:03:54.520 --> 00:03:57.280 a similar thing to where Louisville jumped up four spots 85 00:03:57.319 --> 00:03:59.840 because they beat Bellerman, who was ranked three thirty five 86 00:04:00.199 --> 00:04:01.759 thirty two points. That's one of those things to where 87 00:04:01.960 --> 00:04:05.120 you're gonna have to beat them, and not just Beller, remember, 88 00:04:05.120 --> 00:04:06.960 but any team in that in that range, you're gonna 89 00:04:07.000 --> 00:04:10.360 have to beat him pretty bad in order to you know, 90 00:04:11.360 --> 00:04:15.479 move up. And that sounds, you know, like you're trying 91 00:04:15.479 --> 00:04:18.000 to embarrass your opponent, But coaches, look, it's their job 92 00:04:18.079 --> 00:04:20.199 to put their teams in the best situation possible. Every 93 00:04:20.199 --> 00:04:22.199 little every little bit counsel. When you know as a 94 00:04:22.199 --> 00:04:24.959 coach that you've got a chance each night out to 95 00:04:25.160 --> 00:04:27.199 do something on the scoreboard that is going to either 96 00:04:27.639 --> 00:04:32.120 impact you positively or negatively, you're gonna you're gonna choose positively. 97 00:04:33.000 --> 00:04:36.800 And and the best example for this is the Maryland 98 00:04:36.800 --> 00:04:38.600 played who was it they played the other night? Maryland 99 00:04:38.680 --> 00:04:40.839 was coming off a loss, a close loss at home 100 00:04:40.879 --> 00:04:42.439 to a really good Marquete team who, by the way, 101 00:04:42.720 --> 00:04:44.600 looked phenomenal last night against Purdue. 102 00:04:44.680 --> 00:04:46.000 That was a really really good game. 103 00:04:46.560 --> 00:04:50.160 And maybe it's just Shaka doing what he does early on, 104 00:04:50.199 --> 00:04:51.959 and he's always got good teams he just hasn't made 105 00:04:51.959 --> 00:04:56.319 deep tournament runs. But there's a chance Purdue maybe was 106 00:04:56.360 --> 00:04:58.680 just coming off of the high from the big win 107 00:04:58.720 --> 00:05:01.519 they had at home against Alabama. Huh, But man, Marquette 108 00:05:01.519 --> 00:05:03.199 looked like the best team in the country last night. 109 00:05:03.240 --> 00:05:05.519 I've watched a lot of college basketball early on this year, 110 00:05:05.600 --> 00:05:06.759 and I don't know who the best team is. 111 00:05:06.800 --> 00:05:08.160 Nobody really does at this point. 112 00:05:08.480 --> 00:05:12.879 But I don't feel like it's a recency thing here 113 00:05:12.920 --> 00:05:14.439 for me to say that, Like, I think Marquee is 114 00:05:14.480 --> 00:05:15.959 the best team I've watched. Now again, they had a 115 00:05:15.959 --> 00:05:19.319 phenomenal night from their best player, who just so happens 116 00:05:19.319 --> 00:05:22.040 to be I mean, had the third triple double and 117 00:05:22.120 --> 00:05:25.040 Marquette history, Cam Jones did. The only other two came 118 00:05:25.079 --> 00:05:27.720 from Dwayne Wade. But yeah, market looked really good. But anyways, 119 00:05:27.839 --> 00:05:30.560 back to Maryland. Maryland was coming off a close home 120 00:05:30.639 --> 00:05:33.720 loss to a really good Marquette team and they played 121 00:05:33.879 --> 00:05:37.199 number three, fifty five Knissuus. I think that's how you 122 00:05:37.199 --> 00:05:42.879 say it. So there's only what nine teams worse than Kenissuus. 123 00:05:42.879 --> 00:05:43.879 So what do you got to do? You got to 124 00:05:43.879 --> 00:05:47.279 beat their brains in in order to not fall when 125 00:05:47.319 --> 00:05:50.839 it comes to tow numbers. They beat them one hundred 126 00:05:50.879 --> 00:05:54.560 and eight to thirty seven. Think about that, one hundred 127 00:05:54.560 --> 00:05:56.639 and eight to thirty seven. That is an ass woman, 128 00:05:57.360 --> 00:05:59.519 and it's led to some of those who cover college 129 00:05:59.560 --> 00:06:01.560 basketball ball saying something's gonna be done. 130 00:06:01.639 --> 00:06:02.639 This is in humane. 131 00:06:03.160 --> 00:06:04.720 I don't know why I said it in that voice, 132 00:06:04.720 --> 00:06:06.360 and I'm not sure if that's exactly what they said, 133 00:06:06.360 --> 00:06:08.600 but you know, like saying that there needs to be 134 00:06:09.240 --> 00:06:14.040 something done by the NCAA that lets teams know, okay, 135 00:06:14.920 --> 00:06:18.000 cap out at thirty your thirty point victory is where 136 00:06:17.839 --> 00:06:22.319 we're gonna stop. You know that's enough. They've thrown in 137 00:06:22.319 --> 00:06:24.759 the towel. You hit the benchmark of knowing that you 138 00:06:24.839 --> 00:06:26.319 beat a bad team as bad as you need to 139 00:06:26.360 --> 00:06:29.199 beat them. But without that in place, some coaches, Kevin 140 00:06:29.199 --> 00:06:32.920 Willard specifically, because that's Kevin Willard, he has no problem 141 00:06:33.040 --> 00:06:37.040 beating a team by nearly one hundred points. So don't 142 00:06:37.040 --> 00:06:39.639 be shocked if you see other teams in a similar 143 00:06:39.639 --> 00:06:42.319 situation to Maryland, that will, in fact, if they can 144 00:06:42.920 --> 00:06:45.079 try to beat you by as much as they possibly can. 145 00:06:45.120 --> 00:06:47.160 And look last night Louisville, they didn't put the walk 146 00:06:47.199 --> 00:06:49.079 Ons in until a minute left. I mean, they were 147 00:06:49.079 --> 00:06:52.319 trying to win that game is best they could and 148 00:06:52.319 --> 00:06:54.279 they end up winn about thirty two points. So, you know, 149 00:06:54.319 --> 00:06:57.560 I was really impressed with what I saw from certain 150 00:06:57.600 --> 00:07:00.879 players individually when it comes to score an offense. I mean, 151 00:07:00.959 --> 00:07:05.079 Chucky Hebburn needs to stay aggressive because he can run 152 00:07:05.120 --> 00:07:07.240 your team. He's good at that, but he's also a 153 00:07:07.240 --> 00:07:10.279 talented guy that can do some things offensively, not only 154 00:07:10.319 --> 00:07:14.199 creating for others, but creating for himself. And I think 155 00:07:14.240 --> 00:07:17.040 he's also a guy that if he's just playing loose 156 00:07:17.079 --> 00:07:20.839 out there and he's aggressive, he could be creating for 157 00:07:20.959 --> 00:07:23.480 himself and then find him, you know, and end up, 158 00:07:23.519 --> 00:07:26.680 you know, drawing attention from the defense to where he's 159 00:07:26.680 --> 00:07:29.439 got somebody spotting up in the corner for a good 160 00:07:29.439 --> 00:07:32.000 look from three, or he's dropping it off to James 161 00:07:32.000 --> 00:07:33.759 Scott for a dunk because he got in the paint. 162 00:07:34.279 --> 00:07:36.399 So I was really happy to see that because he's 163 00:07:36.399 --> 00:07:37.879 the guy. I mean, he wasn't the only one, but 164 00:07:37.879 --> 00:07:39.600 there are a lot of guys against Tennessee that just 165 00:07:39.639 --> 00:07:42.480 looked uncomfortable out there. They were out of rhythm, and 166 00:07:43.079 --> 00:07:45.560 I'm sure it was a variety of things, but I 167 00:07:45.600 --> 00:07:50.240 think the in and out everybody kind of playing similar minutes, 168 00:07:50.600 --> 00:07:54.600 that's going to keep guys from really reaching their potential. 169 00:07:55.439 --> 00:07:57.439 And I don't mean, you know, like I mean, that's 170 00:07:57.439 --> 00:07:58.959 the wrong way to word it, because it's not like, 171 00:07:59.759 --> 00:08:01.399 you know, a lot of these guys who've played a 172 00:08:01.399 --> 00:08:03.199 lot of college basketball, they're probably as good as they're 173 00:08:03.199 --> 00:08:04.680 going to give. But as far as like getting the 174 00:08:04.680 --> 00:08:06.199 most out of what they can do, I think you 175 00:08:06.279 --> 00:08:08.199 got to let them kind of go to work offensively 176 00:08:08.720 --> 00:08:12.759 and you know, have a little bit more structured half 177 00:08:12.759 --> 00:08:16.279 court offense that can you're running some action that can 178 00:08:16.439 --> 00:08:19.279 utilize case and pryor being a mismatch for somebody that 179 00:08:19.360 --> 00:08:24.600 can utilize Terrence Edwards's ability to go to work offensively. Chucky, 180 00:08:24.639 --> 00:08:27.839 Hepburn a guy who you know, I think he's got 181 00:08:27.879 --> 00:08:30.680 the ability to really go to work when it comes 182 00:08:30.720 --> 00:08:34.120 to pick and roll action. Now with Edwards, you know, 183 00:08:34.320 --> 00:08:36.919 it's kind of slow, it's kind of methodical, but like 184 00:08:37.000 --> 00:08:39.159 last night, you can see why he was such a 185 00:08:39.240 --> 00:08:41.000 highly coveted transfer, a guy. 186 00:08:40.879 --> 00:08:43.840 Who was the or was the Sun Belt Player of 187 00:08:43.840 --> 00:08:44.159 the year. 188 00:08:45.000 --> 00:08:48.440 You know, But I and I'm overthinking it, but to me, 189 00:08:48.840 --> 00:08:50.159 I just feel like he can do that against a 190 00:08:50.200 --> 00:08:52.440 team like Bellerman and Morehead State, but I wonder can 191 00:08:52.480 --> 00:08:55.279 he do that against like really good teams? You know, 192 00:08:55.600 --> 00:08:58.240 can he take somebody off the bounce? And you know, 193 00:08:58.279 --> 00:09:00.240 we'll find out. And it's not that that's that's the 194 00:09:00.320 --> 00:09:03.200 ultimate factor in louisvill being good or not. It's just 195 00:09:03.720 --> 00:09:06.320 I think you've got some good stuff to work with offensively, 196 00:09:06.399 --> 00:09:09.000 despite us not seeing it against a really good defensive 197 00:09:09.039 --> 00:09:13.799 team in Tennessee. But I find myself thinking, you know, worrying. Okay, well, yeah, 198 00:09:13.919 --> 00:09:16.320 that's doable against that kind of team, But when you 199 00:09:16.360 --> 00:09:19.919 play teams not ranked near the three hundreds, are you 200 00:09:19.960 --> 00:09:22.600 going to be able to rely on those guys being 201 00:09:22.639 --> 00:09:24.960 as productive as they were last night? But I'll go 202 00:09:25.000 --> 00:09:26.960 back to what I said earlier. I really do believe that. 203 00:09:28.639 --> 00:09:29.399 You can be deep. 204 00:09:29.480 --> 00:09:32.360 You can play the style that Pat wants to play, 205 00:09:33.200 --> 00:09:36.759 but also give the bulk of the minutes too specific guys, 206 00:09:37.559 --> 00:09:39.879 not saying play them thirty five minutes a game, but 207 00:09:39.960 --> 00:09:41.919 like Cayson Prior should start and should be on the 208 00:09:41.919 --> 00:09:45.720 floor for the majority of the game, Chucky Hepburn's same thing. 209 00:09:46.159 --> 00:09:50.600 Terrence Edwards, I'd say the same thing, But I think 210 00:09:51.200 --> 00:09:53.480 his you know, his production offensively, it may be more 211 00:09:53.519 --> 00:09:57.240 dependent upon who you're playing. And Rain Smith, I feel 212 00:09:57.240 --> 00:10:00.320 like he's somebody that just stats, you know, put the 213 00:10:00.360 --> 00:10:02.960 stats aside. The offense just is better when he's on 214 00:10:03.000 --> 00:10:05.639 the floor because there's he understands spacing. He's not a 215 00:10:05.639 --> 00:10:08.000 point guard. He's not gonna break somebody down and and 216 00:10:08.000 --> 00:10:10.559 and create a whole lot for others. But one he 217 00:10:10.559 --> 00:10:13.039 has a weapon that you know, if he's open and 218 00:10:13.080 --> 00:10:15.879 it's it's going up, he's gonna miss some. But like 219 00:10:15.960 --> 00:10:18.720 if he ever makes it, you're never surprised. But he's 220 00:10:18.759 --> 00:10:20.360 the guy that you know, Roy McMahon was like this, 221 00:10:20.480 --> 00:10:24.120 Roy McMahon, it's sometime, you know, sometimes you'd ask yourself, Okay, 222 00:10:25.039 --> 00:10:27.639 if he's not making shots, what's he doing for you? Well, 223 00:10:27.679 --> 00:10:30.879 if he's not a liability defensively and the opponents have 224 00:10:30.960 --> 00:10:34.120 to account for him because of his shooting ability, and 225 00:10:34.159 --> 00:10:36.639 he understands spacing, like he's a smart player that's not 226 00:10:36.679 --> 00:10:39.080 going to get in the way he's gonna you know, 227 00:10:39.320 --> 00:10:41.440 he's not somebody that's a that's a ball stopper. You know, 228 00:10:41.480 --> 00:10:43.240 he was somebody that if he had a good look 229 00:10:43.240 --> 00:10:44.879 when he caught it in rhythm, he's gonna fire it. 230 00:10:44.919 --> 00:10:47.559 If not, he's he's he's passing and he's he's moving. 231 00:10:48.519 --> 00:10:50.559 I think Rain Smith's kind of liked that, although I 232 00:10:50.559 --> 00:10:53.399 think Rain, I mean, they're not the same player. And yeah, 233 00:10:53.440 --> 00:10:55.039 I know, I'm just comparing two white guys. They could 234 00:10:55.039 --> 00:10:59.159 shoot it, but to take away their you know, this 235 00:10:59.240 --> 00:11:02.799 color of their skin is that's the role is guys 236 00:11:02.799 --> 00:11:06.559 that the opponent knows. We can't leave them open. They 237 00:11:06.639 --> 00:11:08.559 might miss a few, but they could also hit four 238 00:11:08.600 --> 00:11:13.679 in a hurry and completely flip a game. All right, 239 00:11:13.720 --> 00:11:15.360 we'll get to the blow by just a second here. 240 00:11:16.240 --> 00:11:20.879 But the Kentucky game last night, I just want to 241 00:11:20.879 --> 00:11:22.519 make sure I pulled up the numbers here because I 242 00:11:22.519 --> 00:11:24.639 didn't get to see much of it. Obviously, Louisville Kentucky 243 00:11:24.639 --> 00:11:27.919 played at the same time, but the games weren't exactly 244 00:11:27.960 --> 00:11:30.159 on the same pace. Therefore, I did get to see 245 00:11:30.159 --> 00:11:32.279 some of Kentucky at the end of the first half 246 00:11:32.279 --> 00:11:33.840 for them, and then a little bit in the second half, 247 00:11:33.840 --> 00:11:35.759 just because I wanted to, you know, But once I 248 00:11:35.799 --> 00:11:38.039 saw they were up a billion points, you know, there 249 00:11:38.080 --> 00:11:40.480 wasn't a whole lot to really, and trust me, I'm 250 00:11:40.480 --> 00:11:41.960 not if I'm gonna be really on the edge of 251 00:11:42.000 --> 00:11:44.759 my seat to watch Kentucky play, it's likely when it's 252 00:11:44.799 --> 00:11:46.039 going to be a really good game like we saw 253 00:11:46.120 --> 00:11:48.679 last week against Duke, or you know, if they're getting beat, 254 00:11:48.679 --> 00:11:51.720 because I would take great enjoyment in that. But when 255 00:11:51.759 --> 00:11:54.720 it comes to uh, their win last night ninety seven 256 00:11:54.759 --> 00:11:57.960 is sixty eight, I mean, it really did hit me. 257 00:11:58.000 --> 00:11:59.759 And I know Lipscomb's not great, but list come's not 258 00:11:59.759 --> 00:12:00.759 a terrible team, by the way. 259 00:12:00.759 --> 00:12:01.279 I mean they're not. 260 00:12:01.879 --> 00:12:07.279 They're not Bellermann and they're not they're not Morehead. But 261 00:12:08.399 --> 00:12:12.720 I'm just gonna have to say it. I've been really, 262 00:12:12.799 --> 00:12:17.240 really impressed with everything about this Kentucky team. It makes 263 00:12:17.279 --> 00:12:20.159 me sick, but I think they're a really really good 264 00:12:20.159 --> 00:12:25.759 basketball team. They don't have many NBA guys, but it 265 00:12:25.840 --> 00:12:29.200 doesn't really matter at all. The talent level is clearly 266 00:12:29.200 --> 00:12:32.799 good enough at this level of college basketball. I mean, 267 00:12:33.000 --> 00:12:34.360 they don't have anybody that's going to go to the 268 00:12:34.440 --> 00:12:36.639 NBA in the first round, I don't think. And they 269 00:12:36.639 --> 00:12:38.279 played a team last week in Duke that you know, 270 00:12:38.279 --> 00:12:39.679 if they play them later in the year, maybe they 271 00:12:39.679 --> 00:12:40.159 do get beat. 272 00:12:40.200 --> 00:12:40.759 Maybe it's bad. 273 00:12:40.799 --> 00:12:44.000 I don't know, but it's not as if, you know, 274 00:12:44.039 --> 00:12:46.879 you're getting rid of all the NBA young talent that 275 00:12:46.919 --> 00:12:50.240 Cal brought in every year to go get a bunch 276 00:12:50.240 --> 00:12:52.519 of scrubs. You're getting guys that maybe don't have that ceiling. 277 00:12:52.759 --> 00:12:54.519 Maybe they're close to being as good as they're going 278 00:12:54.600 --> 00:13:00.320 to get, but they're also pretty talented. Are going to 279 00:13:00.360 --> 00:13:01.600 lose games, and I'm not here to tell you that 280 00:13:01.600 --> 00:13:03.679 they're the best team in the country, but they've got 281 00:13:03.679 --> 00:13:04.679 a really good roster. 282 00:13:05.360 --> 00:13:06.600 They're really well coached. 283 00:13:07.960 --> 00:13:10.240 Kobe Brea, I mean, was he shooting eighty something percent 284 00:13:10.240 --> 00:13:13.679 from three you saw last night? Jackson Robinson despite no 285 00:13:13.759 --> 00:13:17.360 showing against Duke, he certainly didn't hurt him and he's 286 00:13:17.399 --> 00:13:22.120 capable of going off on any given night. So you know, 287 00:13:22.120 --> 00:13:24.759 they'll lose games. Maybe they you know, maybe maybe this 288 00:13:24.919 --> 00:13:27.919 is all fools gold and you get to later in 289 00:13:27.960 --> 00:13:29.960 the year and they've got some major flaws. But again, 290 00:13:30.000 --> 00:13:31.720 i'd be a liar, and I don't like the lot 291 00:13:31.799 --> 00:13:34.759 of you guys, so I'm gonna tell you the truth. 292 00:13:34.919 --> 00:13:39.919 They're I think they're really good. Their style of play 293 00:13:40.200 --> 00:13:44.360 is is I mean, both of these coaches went out 294 00:13:44.399 --> 00:13:46.919 and tried to get players that fit exactly what they 295 00:13:46.960 --> 00:13:48.399 want to do, and I think both did a good 296 00:13:48.480 --> 00:13:51.279 job at that. But I'd say right now, Kentucky went 297 00:13:51.320 --> 00:13:53.799 out and got players that are that are a little 298 00:13:53.799 --> 00:13:57.360 bit a little bit above the Louisville guys when it 299 00:13:57.360 --> 00:14:01.000 comes to their their talent level, and they've got more 300 00:14:01.360 --> 00:14:04.440 interior presence, and they've got guys who are a little 301 00:14:04.480 --> 00:14:07.200 bit more so known for defense than what Louisville has. 302 00:14:07.240 --> 00:14:10.679 And I'm not trying to necessarily not trying to. I mean, 303 00:14:11.039 --> 00:14:12.840 we'll worry about that matchup when we get there. But 304 00:14:12.879 --> 00:14:15.919 the reason I'll bring up the two is because they 305 00:14:15.960 --> 00:14:18.080 went out and built teams that did. 306 00:14:17.960 --> 00:14:19.159 What they want to do. And I think both did 307 00:14:19.159 --> 00:14:19.519 a good job. 308 00:14:19.559 --> 00:14:21.240 But I think Mark Pope right now looks as if 309 00:14:21.480 --> 00:14:23.279 to take away the Louisville I'm not saying, you know, 310 00:14:24.600 --> 00:14:26.960 he's one up on pat because he did a better 311 00:14:27.039 --> 00:14:29.120 job at it, but I just feel like Pope he's 312 00:14:29.240 --> 00:14:32.960 very much, very much analytical. He pays a very close 313 00:14:33.000 --> 00:14:36.240 attention to every little detail, and I think he quite 314 00:14:36.240 --> 00:14:40.639 literally picked some dudes that maybe you would have said, 315 00:14:40.639 --> 00:14:42.440 if you're a Kentucky fan, Okay, that guy's fine, But 316 00:14:42.440 --> 00:14:43.960 why didn't we go after this guy. I would have 317 00:14:44.039 --> 00:14:45.559 rather had this guy. Well, I think Mark Pope knew 318 00:14:45.559 --> 00:14:47.840 what he was getting with everybody he brought in. And 319 00:14:47.879 --> 00:14:50.399 they look really really good now again don't lose games, 320 00:14:50.440 --> 00:14:53.960 and what their actual ceiling is, I'm not sure in 321 00:14:54.000 --> 00:14:55.200 the grand scheme of things. 322 00:14:55.000 --> 00:14:56.799 But they look good. 323 00:14:57.480 --> 00:14:59.759 I mean, if you take the way Cali Perry built 324 00:14:59.799 --> 00:15:05.120 his teams, you take away. You take the way if 325 00:15:05.120 --> 00:15:06.879 you look at the way Cali Perry build his teams, 326 00:15:08.120 --> 00:15:12.440 I mean, it's the exact opposite. And let me try 327 00:15:12.480 --> 00:15:17.799 to find a comparison here, because this is a roster 328 00:15:19.039 --> 00:15:21.080 for Pope that you know, you get rid of all 329 00:15:21.120 --> 00:15:24.799 the youth that they've had, and you get rid of 330 00:15:24.799 --> 00:15:28.039 the imbalance that Cal Perry had because cal would leave 331 00:15:28.080 --> 00:15:30.639 scholarships open, which is just stupid to do. In fact, 332 00:15:30.960 --> 00:15:33.000 really it's really stupid this day at age because it's 333 00:15:33.000 --> 00:15:37.000 only really a one year commitment, and in fact Arkansas 334 00:15:37.039 --> 00:15:38.879 fans are complaining about that. Now they've got some guys 335 00:15:38.879 --> 00:15:41.159 injured and they're not looking great and they're not able 336 00:15:41.159 --> 00:15:43.320 to really get into to I mean, they haven't looked 337 00:15:43.320 --> 00:15:44.799 good really at all this year, to be honest with you, 338 00:15:45.240 --> 00:15:47.759 and yet cal just like left two scholarships open, Like 339 00:15:47.759 --> 00:15:49.240 why would you do that. It's the same kind of 340 00:15:49.240 --> 00:15:52.919 stuff that Kentucky fans were frustrated about. So you know, 341 00:15:54.200 --> 00:15:58.000 you're doing it totally different, but you have enough talent. 342 00:15:58.039 --> 00:16:01.879 You're playing modern basketball again. They trust analytics, maybe more 343 00:16:01.919 --> 00:16:05.000 than any staff in the country, and they look really 344 00:16:05.039 --> 00:16:08.519 really good. Makes me sick to say it, but they're 345 00:16:09.120 --> 00:16:12.639 you know, they're they're good. And I probably shouldn't even 346 00:16:12.679 --> 00:16:15.080 mention the Louisville comparison, but I was doing it because 347 00:16:15.120 --> 00:16:17.840 of these two guys. Didn't just go out and try 348 00:16:17.879 --> 00:16:19.559 to get the best player overall. I mean, clearly they 349 00:16:19.600 --> 00:16:22.039 wanted talent, and they would have taken elite talent if 350 00:16:22.039 --> 00:16:23.440 they could get it, But it was more so about 351 00:16:23.480 --> 00:16:26.039 fitting what they want to do. It's not ideal, but 352 00:16:26.080 --> 00:16:28.440 in a way you can actually go out and Okay, hey, 353 00:16:28.480 --> 00:16:30.399 I need somebody to fit this role that can be 354 00:16:31.080 --> 00:16:32.639 a pick and pop guy, a guy that you know 355 00:16:32.679 --> 00:16:34.360 can stretch the floor, a guy that's skilled in the 356 00:16:34.360 --> 00:16:37.879 post but can also step outside and knock down jump shots. 357 00:16:38.120 --> 00:16:42.440 I mean that's that's that's Andrew Carr. I mean, so, yeah, 358 00:16:42.440 --> 00:16:44.600 they look good, all right, real quick before we get 359 00:16:44.639 --> 00:16:48.600 to a break here. I mean, I probably shouldn't have 360 00:16:48.639 --> 00:16:51.120 tweeted anything about it, but it was pretty surprising to 361 00:16:51.159 --> 00:16:54.120 see because you know, Pat Kelsey tells us before the 362 00:16:54.120 --> 00:16:56.279 press conference or before the game and his press conference 363 00:16:56.639 --> 00:17:00.759 that he and Pat Kelsey are friends. They clearly have 364 00:17:01.799 --> 00:17:05.240 a reputation, they clearly have a history together. They both 365 00:17:05.599 --> 00:17:08.319 obviously if you're not familiar with the coaching tree that 366 00:17:08.880 --> 00:17:11.640 Pat Kelsey comes from, it's the Skip Prosser coaching tree, 367 00:17:11.640 --> 00:17:15.079 and coach Davenport and Skip Prosser were close and and 368 00:17:15.319 --> 00:17:17.640 you know, got to know each other over the years 369 00:17:17.680 --> 00:17:21.920 in the business that is college basketball. So you know, 370 00:17:22.240 --> 00:17:24.359 it wasn't really a it was a blow by, but 371 00:17:24.440 --> 00:17:26.519 it wasn't. So I was telling my dad, did you 372 00:17:26.559 --> 00:17:27.200 see the blow by? 373 00:17:27.279 --> 00:17:29.000 And he was like, he didn't shake his hand. 374 00:17:29.000 --> 00:17:30.880 I'm like, no, he did, but he just kept walking, 375 00:17:30.920 --> 00:17:32.680 didn't look at him and just kept going. I'm not 376 00:17:32.680 --> 00:17:35.599 sure if anything was said, and that's really not that uncommon, 377 00:17:36.480 --> 00:17:40.720 but it's Scotty d and they are I mean, they mean, 378 00:17:40.839 --> 00:17:42.920 I don't know how close they are as far as friends, 379 00:17:43.720 --> 00:17:46.799 but you know, I feel like, if you're Scott Davenport 380 00:17:46.799 --> 00:17:49.000 and you want to keep playing Beller, you want Bellerman 381 00:17:49.079 --> 00:17:51.880 to keep getting on Louisville schedule, then you would, you know, 382 00:17:53.200 --> 00:17:55.599 not do that. But again, he's also a coach that's 383 00:17:55.640 --> 00:17:57.839 gone through a really tough start here. He's a competitor. 384 00:17:57.839 --> 00:17:59.599 That's why he's a really good coach. That's why he's 385 00:17:59.640 --> 00:18:03.079 a NASH champion at the division two levels. So I mean, 386 00:18:03.119 --> 00:18:04.680 I will trust me me tweeting it out it and 387 00:18:04.720 --> 00:18:06.680 the reason people noticed that it was clearly something everybody 388 00:18:06.680 --> 00:18:08.559 was talking about right after it had happened, and it 389 00:18:08.559 --> 00:18:10.440 wasn't anything crazy, but it just was a little bit 390 00:18:10.440 --> 00:18:12.160 of a shocker to me to see that happen. 391 00:18:12.640 --> 00:18:15.160 And I give Scotty a clear pass. 392 00:18:15.200 --> 00:18:18.480 I don't think it's because he's a jerker, because he 393 00:18:18.599 --> 00:18:21.440 you know, look, he wants to win, and his team 394 00:18:21.480 --> 00:18:23.920 lost about thirty two points and they've had a really 395 00:18:23.960 --> 00:18:27.599 rough start. They're now zero to five. They didn't have 396 00:18:27.680 --> 00:18:30.839 their best player, who's their leading scorer last night because 397 00:18:30.880 --> 00:18:32.640 he's dealing with I believe a death in his family, 398 00:18:32.680 --> 00:18:35.559 so he wasn't there. So, you know, be different if 399 00:18:35.559 --> 00:18:37.480 he gave him the finger, be different if he you know, 400 00:18:38.240 --> 00:18:40.640 like what if they went ww E style Austin and 401 00:18:40.680 --> 00:18:43.680